Mauricio Pochettino explains why he moved away from his players during Spurs training

Mauricio Pochettino explained why he had left his Tottenham Hotspur players during their free practice session on Tuesday.

The Spurs stars were put to the test during a warm-up session at Hotspur Way in front of the media for about 20 minutes before the Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund, Wednesday.

Halfway to Pochettino, he walked away from the meeting and sat down in a nearby canoe.

At his last press conference, the Tottenham official was questioned about why he had gone astray alone during the session.

"I was thinking, I was thinking, I was looking at everything without me, it's like … ok, no metaphors this time, I was working, everything was ready," he explained.

"We had already attended a meeting and I explained how Dortmund worked, we showed the team different things to improve, and in the end I gave them the starting lineup.

"Everything is done, there were only a few elements left in the training, I was waiting for your absence to work with the team, it was the reality, I was not involved in it and I was wanted to look away from what was happening there. "

Pochettino firmly believes that his team can win the Champions League, although he recognizes that it would be difficult to do so.

"I think we can win everything we play and we know that the competition is going to be tough," he said. "We are going to face a team that is at the top of the Bundesliga standings, who is doing well and is very competitive, and of course it will be difficult, but with all due respect to our opponent, I am a person who still believe we can beat any team. "

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